chew

v. t.	1.	To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate. [imp. & p. p. Chewed (chųd); p. pr. & vb. n. Chewing.]
	2.	To ruminate mentally; to meditate on. He chews revenge, abjuring his offense. - Prior. To chew the cud to chew the food over again, as a cow; to ruminate; hence, to meditate. Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that ye shall eat. - Deut. xxiv. 6.
v. i.	1.	To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth; to ruminate; to meditate. old politicians chew wisdom past. - Pope.
n.	1.	That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at once; a cud.

Noun	1.	chew - a wad of something chewable as tobacco Synonyms: chaw, cud, plug, wad, quid
	2.	chew - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow Synonyms: chewing, mastication, manduction
Verb	1.	chew - chew (food); "He jawed his bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The cows were masticating the grass" Synonyms: manducate, masticate, jaw

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